A hommos story

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Yesterday, Lebanon broke the world record by making the largest hommos plate. I passed by the event location after the plate was made, and did not find it THAT big… So I imagined that after a while someone else would take the challenge of breaking our record and so on and so forth. W ba3den? Come on someone has to stop this nonsense! To follow the latest updates on the event, I highly recommend Hummus Nation‘s breaking news and updates. Also check Qifa Nabki‘s news on the topic. Have a great sunday 🙂

How about, my highway is better than your highway? OR My public transportation system is better than your public transportation system.. No no, my quality of life is much better than your quality of life.. I think I’d be first in line cheering then..

[…] Maya Zankoul ridiculed the battle with a humourous caricature of the event: Yesterday, Lebanon broke the world record by making the largest hommos plate. I passed by the event location after the plate was made, and did not find it THAT big… So I imagined that after a while someone else would take the challenge of breaking our record and so on and so forth. W ba3den (and next)? Come on someone has to stop this nonsense! […]

well Lebanon has been breaking the world record of almost everything in the past few years going from non-sens issues (homos plate, chocolate, bridal wear…) to main topics, presidential election, parliamental fights….don’t u just enjoy watching all these multiple world records in a single country which is dramatically suffering from almost everything !!!!! so ridiculous!

First of all there is no denying that it is an ABSOLUTELY dumb world record. But I see two positive outcomes:

1) for the 1st ime, international medias are talking about Lebanon without using the words: war, bomb, kill, dead, etc.

2) Living in Europe for quite a while now, many people here think that Hummus is Israeli. Let’s face it, the Israelis are far more economically advanced than us, hence they export more of their “local” food. When you go to a supermarket here in Geneva, the Wadi el Akhdar Hommos can is for 4.40$ whereas the Israeli ready-made hummus us for 2$ – so people buy the Israeli products! My point is, this dumb world record will highlight that hummus IS LEBANESE. (PS: I always buy Wadé el Akhdar)